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Just looked Orujo up. Looks pretty potent and will definitely give it a try.Orujo. Everything else is just a drink
Tincatinker, you are mean. That stuff will make you forget where your bunk is tonight, maybe where your bunk was the night before and conger up dreams of where the bunk is the next night; until you are so confused you pass out in the entry way of someplace you have never been before in your life. Just saying.Orujo. Everything else is just a drink
So as I near the Camino in May I am starting to focus on the real important things which includes what wonderful beers, wine, etc. await at the end of the day. All kidding aside, besides Sangria (probably the most popular drink in Spain I assume?) any suggestions on must try drinks that wowed you? Being from CO where craft beer kind of reigns it will be nice to embrace the change and try the local beers, wines and specialties.
I'll have to remember that on my next camino in Spain. On the days that were hot I started asking for vino blanco at dinner as it's always served chilled. I'm not a beer drinker, but the cerversa limon is refreshing, as well. My favorite mid day drink is the fabulous fresh squeezed orange juice!Tinto de verana, its half red wine, half soda, served chilled in a tall glass with a slice of lemon. Very refreshing.
Cerveza and vino are cheap and good.
There are some sparkling wines in Basque Country but they are hard to find. Cava is not popular.This is a perfect opportunity to ask my question. For the past three years I have been drinking nothing but sparkling wine,the reason is interesting but not necessary for this conversation. I enjoy Proseco but my beverage of choice is Cava Brut in a wine glass as opposed to a flute. Will this be acailable on the Camino which I will start i St Jean on April 10/
Clara de limon is also good - it's beer mixed with lemon soda.
A little too well, sometimes. On at least a couple of occasions I surprised myself how much I consumed with the evening meal.Good ol' vino tinto with evening meal - wine buffs may not like it as it is very plain - not much acid or tannins, - but it goes down very well with any food...
To be honest, the Spanish beer I found on the Camino Frances was nothing to write home about, but the vino tinto, that was a different matter. The biggest surprise to me was the marvelous red wine of the Bierzo region. The red wine from there is made with the Mencia grape. It is marvelous! I look for it here in the States, but it’s not often available.So as I near the Camino in May I am starting to focus on the real important things which includes what wonderful beers, wine, etc. await at the end of the day. All kidding aside, besides Sangria (probably the most popular drink in Spain I assume?) any suggestions on must try drinks that wowed you? Being from CO where craft beer kind of reigns it will be nice to embrace the change and try the local beers, wines and specialties.
Please help. I looked up Wikipedia and found 4 locations that say CO . It does help if we know where you are from to discuss your requests and what your understanding is. Your CO is ?
Clicking on an avatar brings up information on the member (at least as much as they want public.) In this case we see that @Brian E is from Colorado. And actually the name of the location is often linked so if you click it a map is brought up.Please help. I looked up Wikipedia and found 4 locations that say CO . It does help if we know where you are from to discuss your requests and what your understanding is. Your CO is ?
So as I near the Camino in May I am starting to focus on the real important things which includes what wonderful beers, wine, etc. await at the end of the day. All kidding aside, besides Sangria (probably the most popular drink in Spain I assume?) any suggestions on must try drinks that wowed you? Being from CO where craft beer kind of reigns it will be nice to embrace the change and try the local beers, wines and specialties.
Chocolate con churros at breakfast time although have been know to "rinse out" the breakfast coffee cup with aguadiente/orjuo
KAS Limon (NEVER Fanta) while walking
Vino tinto with dinner
Pacharan before bedtime (but always with ice - warm pacharan tastes like Galloways cough syrup, ask a Brit what that means)
And that cloudy vino turbio they serve with the pulpo at Ezekiel's in Melide.
Go with the flow. Order a vino tinto o vino blanco, per your preference, or una cerveza, and just drink what's local. Be surprised.
Julio Iglesias originally is from Galicia where the language sounds more like Portuguese and in Portuguese they pronounce the "v " as a " v"Is Sangria that popular? I don't think so. I always thought it more of a tourist thing but maybe I'm wrong.
For me.?
Vino Tinto
Of course pronounced Beeno Tinto, as I only recently discovered in class!
'Apparently' only Julio Iglesias pronouces the V like we do in English because he thinks it's cool
EVERYBODY with taste likes Kas . . .Love a Kas Limón. Weirdly you can't get it in some areas which have been taken over by the evils of Fanta.
This year discovered Bitter Kas - o lordy how delicious. It's pink and tastes of Angostura bitters. On a montón of ice please. People laugh about my enthusiasm for it, as it's a bit retro apparently: sometimes bartenders have to root about a bit to find a bottle from the back.
San Miguel Selecta Tostada bottled beer - like bitter from the North of England. Marvellous stuff.
Gaseosa - various brands. Sometimes described as soda water but it's not the same - soda tastes of bicarb, but good gaseosa has a delicious faintly bleachy flavour. Can be mixed with red wine to make a more bleachy version of a tinto verano.
Liquor de Bellota. Out of Extremadura, made out of acorns. Sounds nasty but tastes like a more earthy version of Baileys. Mmmm. Just the chupito with a morning coffee.
I loved Kas orange, but also Fanta orange. I drank whichever one of the two was available and thought they both tasted the same...is something wrong with me?EVERYBODY with taste likes Kas . . .
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But no mention of Pacharan - is it a case of ¡No Pacharan!
This is a perfect opportunity to ask my question. For the past three years I have been drinking nothing but sparkling wine,the reason is interesting but not necessary for this conversation. I enjoy Proseco but my beverage of choice is Cava Brut in a wine glass as opposed to a flute. Will this be acailable on the Camino which I will start i St Jean on April 10/
YES to Maeloc cider, which I discovered in Santiago de C last week. I'm not a beer drinker but I loved the cedresa.Try the bottled cider made by Maeloc, especially once you're in Galicia if you can't find it elsewhere in the country. They have pear, blackberry, strawberry, and of course dry apple varieties and they are delicious. And once you get to Santiago, the sangria at Cervezeria Rua Bella is sooo good. And I can't even have alcohol (I get too light-headed) but I'll always have a sip!
Enjoy all the planning and Buen Camino!
YES to Maeloc cider, which I discovered in Santiago de C last week. I'm not a beer drinker but I loved the cedresa.
The fact that Fanta (subsidiary of Coca-Cola) subsidised youth groups associated with the NSDAP leaves a nasty taste in my mouth at least!I loved Kas orange, but also Fanta orange. I drank whichever one of the two was available and thought they both tasted the same...is something wrong with me?
I loved Kas orange, but also Fanta orange. I drank whichever one of the two was available and thought they both tasted the same...is something wrong with me?
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